Perfect Rice

A simple method for cooking perfect rice.

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Ingredients for 4

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Ingredients
400 gramsrice
3 litreswater (3000 mls)
Salt content: 0% (by weight, not counting salt in other ingredients)

Method

Wash the rice under cold water using a sieve.

Bring the water to a boil and add the washed rice.
Cook for the time prescribed on your rice packet (e.g. 12 minutes for basmati).

When the cooking time is up, taste the rice and check that it is to your liking. You want a bit of a bite but no crunchiness.

Now pour the contents of your saucepan through a sieve or fine colander.
Take a fork and lightly move it through the rice to keep the grains from sticking to each other.
Now let the rice sit in the sieve (put the sieve into your saucepan and put the lid on top) for 15 minutes. Go through the rice again with the fork to separate the grains. Serve.

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Comments:
9Simple to follow . Thanks
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6use boiling water to rince the rice and stand for 5 minuets then wash with cold water untill the water is clear then cover with 13 mm of water 1/2 " then boil for 10 minutes and stand for 5 minutes fluff up with fork
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10The rice was lovely and fluffy and a change to my special sticky sponge cake!
9I love the fact a man can cook.. My daddy was a chef. Your recipes are simple, tasty, and affordable! Well done for your hard work to help other not so able cooks. This is a perfect website for them!
10excellent rice , thanks
10You don't put a foot or should i say a hand wrong.I have been cooking rice this way for 30 yrs. Never fails. Good on you man. mairead christine.
10At last,edible rice.
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10Since trying rice on my own, it was alwasy to spongy, after this I make perfect rice everytime (except I leave the salt out sometimes!, but its still good)
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10I rinse the boiled rice with boiling water and then let if sit for at least 5 minutes - makes it even fluffer!